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A. J. HEFLIN.

Wheel-Cultivator.

Patented May 14, 1867.

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A. T. HEFLIN, OF MONMOUTH, ILLINOIS. Letters Patent No. 64,668, datedIllay 1-1, 1867.

GULTIVATORS.

TO ALL WHOM IT MAY CONCERN:

Be it known-thatI, A. T. HEFLIN, of Monmouth, in the county of Warren,and State of Illinois, have invented a new and useful improvement inCultivator; andI do hereby declare that the following is a full, clear,and exact description thereofi which will enable others skilled in theart to make and use the sanio, reference being had to the accompanyingdrawings, forming part of this specification, in which 1 Figure 1 is atop or plan view of my improved cul-tivator.

Figure 2 is a side view of the same.

Similar letters of reference indicate like parts. 7

My invention has for its object to furnish an improved cultivator, bymeans of which two'rows may be cultivated at the same time; and itconsists in the form of the shovels, and in the manner in which theforward ends of. the beams are connected to the vertical bars of theframe.

A is the frame of the cultivator, to the lower ends of the verticalside-bars a of which are attached Wheels 13, upon which the cultivatoris carried. The vertical bars a should be ofsuch a length that thehorizontal bar a attached to and connecting their'upper ends may he at asuflicient height to-pass over the plants being cultivated; C is thetongue, which is securely attached to the horizontal bar If, andconnected to the vertical bars a by the braces a, To the outer side ofthe lower end of each of the vertical side-bars a is pivoted the b D, tothe forward end of which is adjustablya'ttached the clevis E, to whichthe draughtis applied. The bar D is secured in place by a strap orkeeper, F, through which, and through the bar 1), the pivoting pin orbolt passes. To the rear end-of the bar D is hinged or pivoted theforward end of the cultivator bearn G, in such a way that it may be freeto move horizontally in either direction, as shown in figs. 1 and 2. Tothe rear part of the beams G, upon opposite sides, are attached theupper ends of the uprights H, to which the shovels I are attached. Theseuprights are secured at a little distance from the beams G by theinterposition of blocks as shown in fig. 1, so as to bring the shovelsinto a proper operating position, and they are further secured andstrengthened by the braces J and K. The shovels I are made with wings,as shown in fig. 1, the outer wing of each shovel being bent or turnedup, as shown in the drawings, with a curve, somewhat similar to thecurve of the mould-board of a plough, so as to throw the dirt moreeffectively around the stalks of the plants. To the roar parts of thebeams G are attached the handles L by which the machine is guided.To'tho rear end of the tongue 0 are attached hooks M, projecting 'to theside and rear, upon which the ploughs may he hung by assing the braces Kover said hooks, allowing the machine to be transported upon the wheelsI In using the machine the row over which the machine passes isfinished, and the two rows adjacent to it are half finished,- thecultivator doing an amount of work suilicient to cultivate two entirerows each time it crosses the field.

What I claim as new, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is-

1. Forming the shovels I with wings, the outer wing of each shovel beingcurved or turned up, substantially as herein shown and described, andfor the-purpose set forth.

2. The combination of the pivoted bar D with the beam G, and verticalbar a of the frame 13., substantially in the manner herein shown anddescribed, and for the purposc'set forth.

' A. T. HEFLIN.

Witnesses:

W. W. Youne, P. L. STEWART.

